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[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌙 What to Read After Watching Agatha All Along 🌙

❓ Who is your favorite fictional witch?

🦇 Enjoying Agatha All Along on Disney? Check out these books featuring witches, covens, chaotic queers, & everything in between, perfect for fans of Agatha All Along! List below!

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✨ Payback's a Witch - Lana Harper 🌑 How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) - Marie Cardno 🌒 These Witches Don't Burn - Isabel Sterling 🌓 This Spells Disaster - Tori Martin 🌔 The Scapegracers - H. A. Clarke 🌕 Beetle & the Hollowbones - Aliza Layne 🌕 The Twice-Sold Soul - Katie Hallahan 🌖 In Charm's Way - Lana Harper 🌗 Brewed with Love - Shelly Page 🌘 Carry On - Rainbow Rowell 🌑 So This Is Ever After - F. T. Lukens ✨ Spells to Forget Us - Aislinn Brophy

✨ Basics of Spellcraft - L.C. Mawson 🌑 How To Succeed in Witchcraft - Aislinn Brophy 🌒 Sweet & Bitter Magic - Adrienne Tooley 🌓 The Midnight Girls - Alicia Jasinska 🌔 Labyrinth Lost - Zoraida Córdova 🌕 The Shattered Lands - Brenna Nation 🌕 Otherworldly - F. T. Lukens 🌖 Coven - Jennifer Dugan & Kit Seaton 🌗 The Dark Tide - Alicia Jasinska 🌘 Queen B - Juno Dawson 🌑 Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson ✨ Wild and Wicked Things - Francesca May

✨ Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas 🌑 The Last Sun - K. D. Edwards 🌒 The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri 🌓 The Sun and the Star - Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro 🌔 The Witch and His Crow - Ben Alderson 🌕 Lord of Eternal Night - Ben Alderson 🌕 The Crimson Crown - Heather Walter 🌖 Tonight, I Burn - Katharine J. Adams 🌗 Witches of Ash and Ruin - E. Latimer 🌘 The Severed Thread - Leslie Vedder 🌑 Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist - Ali K. Mulford and K. Elle Morrison ✨ Love and Other Wicked Things -Philline Harms

✨ Off With Their Heads - Zoe Hana Mikuta 🌑 Practical Rules for Cursed Witches - Kayla Cottingham 🌒 Two Broke Witches - Kate Starling 🌓 Bitterthorn - Kat Dunn 🌔 The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields 🌕 The Witch and the Vampire - Francesca Flores 🌕 Spell on Wheels - Kate Leth, Megan Levens, Marissa Louise 🌖 The Witchery - S. Isabelle 🌗 The Hummingbird Coven - Augusta Owens 🌘 Children of the Night - Cara Malone 🌑 The Hex Next Door - Lou Wilham ✨ Malice - Heather Walter

✨ Mortal Follies - Alexis Hall 🌑 The Balance of Fates - Raquel Raelynn 🌒 Edie in Between - Laura Sibson 🌓 Doughnuts and Doom - Balazs Lorinczi 🌔 A Spell for Heartsickness - Alistair Reeve 🌕 Evocation - S.T. Gibson 🌕 The Spells We Cast - Jason June 🌖 An Education in Malice - S. T. Gibson 🌗 Rise and Divine - Lana Harper 🌘 Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino 🌑 A Dark and Starless Forest - Sarah Hollowell ✨ Netherford Hall - Natania Barron

✨ The Poisons We Drink - Bethany Baptiste 🌑 This Poison Heart - Kalynn Bayron 🌒 Over My Dead Body - Boo Sweeney 🌓 Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust 🌔 The Bewitching Hour - Ashley Poston 🌕 Pushing Daisy - Isla Winter 🌕 Daughter of the Bone Forest - Jasmine Skye 🌖 Keep Your Witches Close - Colette Rivera 🌗 Mooncakes - Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu 🌘 Snapdragon - Kat Leyh 🌑 Runaways - Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka ✨ Witchlings - Claribel A. Ortega

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[willows-adventures-in-words]

Writing this one broke me. I had to stop and get a hug from my husband before I could finish it. So, because I made myself suffer, I'm dragging everyone else down with me.

Whumptober prompts 20: Emotional Angst shoulder to cry on | giving permission to die | “it's not your fault” word count: 1,101 Some background info: This was a slightly altered discarded idea that would have been part of another story I was writing from a different fandom in an attempt to add more characters. That other story was a 7 Days to Die AU. 7 Days to Die is a zombie game. When you get infected in the game you can cure a certain percentage by using items. Honey (5%), Herbel Antibiotics (20%), and Antibiotics (25%). Obviously when the infection gets to 100% you die.

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He ran up the road as fast as his tired legs would take him. Almost there. Almost back to the house. As Geoff reached for the door, there was a sound behind him. The groaning and shuffling that was way too familiar. “Not now...” Turning, he gripped the bat tighter. There was only one. Good. Stepping down off the porch, Geoff approached the zombie. When he got about a dozen feet away he held the bat with both hands and, with another step forward, swung as hard as he could knocking it to the ground. He grimaced in pain from the wound on his arm, before he grabbed the knife he carried and stabbed it in the head. Quickly, he got up and hurried back to the door. He could retrieve the knife later...

“Layne!?” he called out. Glancing in the kitchen as he passed by, he saw a half prepared meal. Geoff hurried to the bedroom and practically threw open the door. “Layne.”

Layne shifted his arm off from over his eyes and looked over. “Hey... You're back.” Geoff let out a sigh of relief and headed over to the bedside. “I tried to cook you something but-”

“I told you to rest.” Layne just smiled weakly as he rested his arm back over his eyes.

Geoff pulled his backpack off and, setting it down on the chair, pulled it open. “What did you bring me?” There was a pause. “Tell me it's not honey.”

“... It'll help.” Layne shook his head. “Layne.”

“No...”

He crouched down next to the bed. “It'll buy us some more time.”

“No,” Layne spoke, his tone sharper than what Geoff was used to hearing as of late.

“Layne, please.” Pulling his arm off of his eyes, Layne turned his head to look at his friend. “It's all I could get. I couldn't... I tried. I tried to get antibiotics. But... But someone else...” He couldn't keep the desperation and despair out of his voice.

Layne reached out and rested his hand on top of Geoff's. “It's not your fault.”

“I couldn't-” But Layne shook his head.

“The infection. I was reckless. And I know you tried your best. To help me. But I can't do this anymore, Geoff. I'm tired.”

“Please take the honey.”

“Keep it. In case you need it later.”

Geoff shook his head. “I can't lose you. I,” his voice cracked. “I can't do this alone. Let me keep trying.”

He almost gave in. But Layne knew he didn't have long. He was exhausted constantly and didn't even have the energy to walk around the house. His attempt to cook earlier made him sick. Honestly, he didn't know if he could even stomach eating the honey if he wanted to. But if he could... “It will probably only get me through the night...”

“Then- Then take it. And we'll leave. We'll find help.”

With a slow sigh, Layne told him, “You know I can't travel anymore.”

Stubbornly, Geoff told him, “Then I'll duct tape some rope to this mattress and drag you.” Layne let out a light laugh but otherwise remained quiet. “We can still get rid of the infection.”

Closing his eyes, he let out a breath. “Geoff, please. Let me go. It's been two weeks.” Layne hated telling him this. They've both lost too much already. Everyone they knew and loved was gone. They were all each other had. And now he was telling him to let him die and lose the last person close to him.

“... You can't ask me to do that.”

“I'm sorry...” His next breath came shallow. Layne realized just then, that his heart-rate had started to slow. There wasn't much time left. Though he wasn't scared, he had already resigned himself to this fate a couple days ago. No. He felt guilt. If he'd been more careful, not been reckless, then he wouldn't be putting his friend through this. “Can you, just stay with me. Until it's over?”

Geoff closed his eyes as he fought back the pain and tears. Then swallowed. “Okay,” he nearly whispered.

“Thank you.”

Silence fell heavily over the room. Geoff watch over his friend. His attention on his face for a bit, but then noticed how shallow his breathing was. How slowly his chest would rise and fall. He almost didn't make it back in time. Layne would have died here alone. Geoff would never have forgiven himself. Just like all the other things that have happened. He would have just added it to the pile. Though this one would have been the worst. Right next to losing Kathy.

He let out a shuddered breath. And it startled him when he felt Layne's hand grip lightly over his. Geoff glanced quickly from his hand to Layne's face. His friend slowly blinked his eyes open for a moment and attempted a smile before his eyes fell closed again. Then, not even a minute later, his breathing stopped and he was still.

Geoff didn't move at first. And when he did he looked down to the floor. His eyes stung with tears. This was it. He couldn't even help Layne. The one thing he should have been able to do. And he couldn't. As he blinked tears fell. Geoff let out another shuddered breath. He should go. But he didn't get up. Couldn't bring himself to do so. He just... He just wanted a little more time. Just a little more time.

He should have known it was a mistake. But grief made him forgot in that moment. And when the zombie with Layne's face opened its eyes and lurched up did he realize his mistake. Geoff jerked back, lifting his arms in defense as the zombie that looked like his friend launched itself at him. Its teeth catching his already injured arm tearing it open anew as he fell onto his back bumping the chair with his shoulder. Geoff struggled against him as he stared at Layne's face. He managed to bring a leg up for leverage and shove him, it, away. It fell back onto the bed and Geoff scrambled to his feet. Grabbing his backpack, he rushed for the door. Seconds after he left, shutting the door and leaned against it, he felt the bang from the other side. Geoff pushed away from the door and, cradling his injured arm, ran from the house.

[insanelayne]

hello there! my name is Layne and these are my lovelyyyyy sims! welcome honey bunnyyyzzzz you can contact me in tg

[hanawrites404]

Do u have favourite ocs from your mutuals? I know u like Farris but is there any more ocs u simp or like from other friends?

I'm glad you asked, Anon! But get ready because it's a lot uehehehehhe...

@aesopsbaby : I like all of their characters but my favourite has got to be Nathan. I dunno! I like that old-fashioned lover boy vibes lol. I would wanna see more of him.

@naciela : Sir, she is the queen of making hottest characters and this syndrome is so bad that I would have to name a whole list of family whom I like 😭. But for now, I would stick to two of her characters. That is, Li Shui and Raafa.

@kumaronoa : KAI!!!! KAI!!!!! KAI!!!!!

HE IS THE ICON! THE LEGEND! THE MOMENT HIMSELF!!!

and he has a free pass of stepping on me fr. Jen is a legend herself. Good art but also good characters?! Get a load of her!

@babufactory : They are also one of the artist friends whom I really enjoy. I have watched their streams and it's honestly a vibe jam. Of course, I would have to go with Nielh as my favourite. They are a very well-written and sexy character and I love that so damn much.

@boiling-potato : I'm very sorry but I seriously gotta mention the sweet potat herself, okay? Other than Farris, I also enjoy Luke and Cyrus. Talking about the girls, I absolutely adore Ink (and Lunie too. I miss her bitter face fr 😭)

@boundinparchment : Karina My Beloved, please marry me. I have a ring pop to offer~

I mean, yes! Juni's characters are very deep and likeable. I like how much love and effort she puts in all of her characters. It's very intresting and enjoyable to watch them through their stories how they bloom and wilt and bloom bigger than ever! If you are to search ‘character development' in urban dictionary, Juni's name is ought to be there.

@the-soupiest-artist : I!!! ABSOLUTELY!!! ADORE!!! HER!!!! CHARACTER!!! DESIGNS!!!!

There is just something about her art that really draws me in. It's not only the character development but also I love how enthusiastic Layne is! And honestly it would pain me to choose a favourite out of her characters. But if I'm very obliged to, I would take the horny bastard, Sebastièn.

@honey-para : That priest dude from the unholy trinity? He has my heart, sir. He can step on me and drown me in holy water, I will not complain.

Honey can take any fandom and turn it magically sexy by their bomb art, prove me wrong. They have literally sucked me in through their fandom content, it's addictive 😭!!!

@kerwixi : ANOTHER UNDERRATED ARTIST!!! I enjoy their works too!! They have cool character designs and colour schemes. I honestly like Navere the most. And since Fontaine is soon about to arrive, I anticipate him shining more!

@vodyaniks : Crow aesthetic? Check. Lovecraftian elderich horror? Check. The coolest artist around? Check!

Y'all have a full package of a super cool person right here, lovelies! Plus, they have a lot of OCs but my favourite is Maya (pls marry me).

I think that's all I can recall. If I have forgotten anybody, I'm very sorry AHH. If y'all are reading this, I LOVE Y'ALLS OCS AND EACH OF THEM GET A WEDDING RING POP FROM MEEEEEEE!!!!!

[stxph-artist]

can’t sleep so I’m listing down which of my listener ocs would play dti

Doe (Slash)

Jay (Intern)

Jamie-Lynn (Sparks)

Julie (Gem)

Rose (Honey)

Teagan (Bug)

River (Darling)

Layne (Bunny)

Angie (Detective)

Jo (Boo)

Eli (Angel)

Aspen (Casper)

Naomi (Star)

Ace

Delilah (Hot Stuff)

Autumn (Starlight)

Elodie

[jules-has-notes]

Aca Top 10: Summer Hits 2015 — VoicePlay music video

VoicePlay had kicked off their "Aca Top 10" series with the hits of summer 2014, and the next year gave them just as much good fodder to draw from. Their continued busy schedule provided the same impetus for another medley they could record in a way that didn't require much editing, but that doesn't mean they cut corners on their musicality or the party vibes.

Details:

title: Aca Top 10 — Summer Hits 2015

original songs / performers: "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull & Ne-Yo; [0:23] "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo; [0:40] "Honey, I'm Good" by Andy Grammer; [0:56] "Sugar" by Maroon 5; [1:09] "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten; [1:20] "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift, featuring Kendrick Lamar; [1:30] "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth; [1:40] "Watch Me" by Silentó; [1:52] "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd; [2:07] "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon

written by: "Time of Our Lives" by Armando "Pitbull" Pérez, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Henry "Cirkut" Walter, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Vinay Rao, Stephan Taft, & Michael "Freakin" Everett; "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo, Ian Kirkpatrick, Samuel Denison Martin, Lindy Robbins, & Mitch Allan; "Honey, I'm Good" by Andy Grammer & Nolan Sipe; "Sugar" by Mike Posner, Adam Levine, Joshua "Ammo" Coleman, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, & Henry "Cirkut" Walter; "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten & Dave Bassett; "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Karl "Shellback" Schuster, & Kendrick Lamar; "See You Again" by Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz, Charlie Puth, Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks, Andrew Cedar, Dann Hume, Josh Hardy, & Phoebe Cockburn; "Watch Me" by Ricky "Silentó" Hawk & Timothy Mingo; "Can't Feel My Face" by Ali Payami, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, & Peter Svensson; "Shut Up and Dance" by Ben Berger, Eli Maiman, Ryan McMahon, Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, & Sean Waugaman

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

release date: 3 September 2015

My favorite bits:

the cool percussion riff Layne puts in as a radio edit during "Time of Our Lives"

the breakdown moment in "Honey, I'm Good"

Tony's fantastic side-eye as he sips his coffee during Earl's solo on the first two lines of "Bad Blood"

Eli leaning on Earl's shoulder, and Geoff and Layne gazing fondly at each other during "See You Again"

once again giving the most attention-seeking lyrics to Tony, who's actually quite shy (but performs it well, nevertheless)

Geoff's concerned expression as he makes sure that he can, in fact, feel his face

everyone else cutting out the first time Tony sings ♫ "shut up and dance with me" ♫

Layne gleefully tossing the final sign at the end of a successful take

Trivia:

A full arrangement of "Shut Up and Dance" was part of the Disney Sessions collaborations VoicePlay did with the cast of Newsies as part of the 20th anniversary celebration for Disney On Broadway earlier in the year.

They also included a snippet of "Bad Blood" in their Patreon launch video.

It seems as though the arrangement process happened about a month before they released the video, possibly during their downtime on a cruise ship.

[pennyserenade]

i think its safe to say that i consume more movies and books than the average person (lol) and this year i’m trying to make an effort to make my watchlist and reading list much more diverse than years past. as you are all probably aware, this month is black history month and i thought i’d share some movies and books i love/plan to read this month and this year in case any of you are looking for recommendations!

for movies i plan to watch:

carmen jones (1954) starring dorothy dandridge, harry belafonte 

no way out (1950) starring sidney poitier

nothing but a man (1964) starring ivan dixon, abbey lincoln

anna lucasta (1958) starring eartha kitt

cane river (1982) starring tommye myrick, richard romain

losing ground (1982) starring seret scott

paris blues (1961) starring sidney poitier, diahann carrol

if beale street could talk (2018) starring kiki layne, stephan james

a raisin in the sun (1961) starring sidney poitier, ruby dee, claudia mcneil, diana sands

movies i recommend:

spider-man: into the spider verse (2018) starring shameik moore

a patch of blue (1965) starring sidney poitier 

do the right thing (1989) starring spike lee, giancarlo esposito, ossie davis, ruby dee

the defiant ones (1958) starring sidney poitier 

sorry to bother you (2018) starring lakeith stanfield, tessa thompson

nope (2022) starring keke palmer, daniel kaluuya 

the books intend to read:

kindred by octavia e. butler

parable of the sower by octavia e. butler

beloved by toni morrison 

incidents in the life of a slave girl: written by herself (non-fiction) by harriet jacobs*

narrative of the life of fredick douglas: an american slave (non-fiction) by frederick douglass*

girl, woman, other by bernardine evaristo

books i want to read/have seen other people recommend

maame by jessica george

post-traumatic by chantal v. johnson

jackal by erine e. adams

the fifth season n.k. jemisin 

caste: the origins of our discontents (non-fiction) by isabel wilkerson 

they were her property (non-fiction) by stephanie jones roger

all about love: new visions (non-fiction) by bell hooks 

the secret lives of church ladies by deesha philyaw

seven days in june by tia williams

honey & spice by bolu babalola

luster by raven leilani 

*i’m reading these for one of my school courses but i still think they are definitely worth noting 

[nancypullen]

Nuttin’ Honey

That’s what I have to share today - absolutely nuttin’.  It was a lazy Saturday here on our patch.  I raced through a few morning chores and spent the remainder of the day puttering in my craft room. I’m thinking of maybe, perhaps, considering the possibility of (did I say maybe?) building enough of an inventory of my earrings, cards, and the bits and bobs that I make, and having a booth at the next Artisans on the Choptank.  Even saying it out loud scares me.  I feel like an imposter including myself with the “artisans”, but I really need to do something with all this stuff I’m making. A booth costs $50 and I’m going to be really embarrassed if I don’t even make enough to cover the cost of the booth. But I guess being embarrassed is the price I’ll pay to figure out if I can make something out of a hobby.  Friends and family will say that they love my stuff because they sort of have to, but strangers will prove whether folks are willing to part with money for my goods. Eek!  My cards make me laugh, but I’m a weirdo.  My earrings are kind of cute, but not everyone shares my taste. I’m also doing a crafty thing with old watches, more on that later.  The next Artisans (and Nancy) on the Choptank event is on September 17th, so I have about two months to get ready.  That means building an inventory AND coming up with a way to display it all. It also means giving myself a pep talk every day between now and then so I don’t chicken out. Anywayyyyy I mentioned that I raced through my chores this morning, but after that I went outside to pull a few weeds and water some pots.  Last spring I planted sunflowers along the front porch and they’ve been playing peek-a-boo for the last couple of days.  They’re almost ready to show their cheerful faces.

You can see that something has been munching on them.  I’ve been so lax about spraying neem oil and plucking bugs.  Shame on me. Honestly, the local pests have plenty of woods and wetlands in this area, why do they have to pick on my garden?  Speaking of woods, I finally named our house.  Everywhere we’ve lived, I’ve given our home a name - I called our place in Mt. Juliet Sunset Acres because I got to enjoy sunsets over Farmer Layne’s field every evening for decades.  Our new place sort of had me stumped, there’s no obvious feature like a babbling brook or double tree.  Thank goodness there’s a 5 year old girl in my life who is convinced the strip of woods behind our house is full of fairies.  Every fairy land must have a name, right?  She enjoys books about Pixie Hollow so that name was already taken, and I didn’t want anything too cutesy anyway. But there are a couple of tall Sassafras trees out there, so this house is officially Sassafras Woods.  Calling it “woods” is pretty grand for the stand of trees behind us, but the dictionary says that woods are, “an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees”. That checks the box.  It’s also got a bit of whimsy to it, so it works for me. By the way, those woods, where I spent several days during the spring, pulling down creepy vines, chain-sawing away small trees, and clearing brush...they’re looking overgrown again.  Gettin’ kinda’ creepy back in Sassafras Woods.  I need to take another swipe at it. It’s a jungle.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised that my little Lazy Susan vine has taken off.  I gave it some twine to climb toward the porch and it’s making a run for it.

It’s on both sides of that drain pipe. That’s the corner of the porch that I claimed as my spot.  The Morning Glory vine is doing well too, but not a bloom in sight. The side of the house that I expected to be a riot of color is...not.  I mean it’s okay.  The zinnias are blooming like crazy, though the sunflowers there look a little thin.  They’re not showing any faces yet, but they’re a different variety than the front porch pretties.  Look at this mess.

Everything that I’ve read about skinny/spindly sunflowers says that they’re not getting enough sun.  These things are in sun all day long.  See that floppy Bee Balm in the corner?  It’s gone crazy and is sort of all over the place.  If I allow it, it’ll take over that whole bed, and I’m going to let it.  I love Bee Balm. Even better, hummingbirds and bees love it.  A week or so ago I was sitting in my porch spot and watched a hummingbird bounce bloom to bloom on those flowers. That’s all I needed to see.  Next year that’ll be a big ol’ patch of Bee Balm and I’ll post a sign that says, “Hummingbirds welcome!”.  All of those Zinnias were planted for the grandgirl so she can pick flowers when she comes over.  I told her that was her picking garden and she said that she loves the colors. At least that was a win.  We’ve got a mole(s) making runs in the back yard, and last week I watched a chubby groundhog help himself to some greenery back there.  I stood on the back porch and made a video and he wasn’t in any hurry to leave.  When he turned to go, he exited through the fence and could barely squeeze his bum through the pickets. He’s eating well.  Could explain why my basil looks ravaged.  Anywho, I pulled some weeds and did a bit of tidying before the clouds moved in and dumped some welcome rain on us. I decided that it was a good afternoon to turn on a crime podcast and play with clay. 

That brings me back to building some sort of inventory that people might buy.  The local high school is North Caroline High, their mascot is a bulldog and their colors are blue, black, and white.  With the market being in September, I thought perhaps some earrings in school colors?  If students think they’re lame, maybe moms or faculty would wear them.

Obviously those aren’t finished yet, but it’s a start.  I also played around with glitter and clay, thinking maybe something sparkly for Christmas?

I wasn’t thrilled with those, but today was mostly practice.

I was thinking that maybe something for Halloween with a Hocus Pocus vibe?

Those actually look more like Mardi Gras earrings.  But they’re just a base, I could add spider webs, or they could dangle from little bats or witch hats. I’m not really feeling it at the moment.  Maybe I should forget about themes and just make pretty earrings. If nothing sells I’d rather be stuck with a bunch of generic earrings than limited holiday stuff. I made these a couple of months ago, they’re pretty simple - would work in any season.

OR I COULD JUST NOT DO ANY OF THIS. My cards are my true love.  They make me snicker and I really enjoy doing them.  There’s rarely a screw up, the supplies are inexpensive, and I can let my imagination run wild. Today I made this gal.  She’s not on her card yet but I’ll grab some pretty paper and ribbon and make it happen.

I need to take my own advice and paddle my own canoe, right?  I love words more than I love clay, the clay is just sort of a side gig.  BUT, people probably buy more earrings than greeting cards.  I’m overthinking this.  I should just make what I like and hope for the best.  My angst is because I’m cheap.  I don’t want to use up my supplies and feel like I wasted it all.  On the other hand it’s pointless to let it gather dust.  

Can you tell I’ll be loads of fun for the next couple months?  I don’t know why I’m like this.  I’m going to blame the stars.  A friend once sent me this:

Libras can be indecisive. Their airy open-mindedness can make decision-making especially difficult. Since Libras can get caught up on the pros and cons of every side, making definitive decisions isn’t their strong suit. They’re great mediators of conflict, but are challenged when they have internal mental battles between two options.Going out on a first date or to a special event, Libra might change clothes in front of the mirror several times before deciding on the perfect outfit. And perfection is another Libra pursuit; they fear disappointing others or making the wrong decision. It’s not my fault, it’s my destiny. Or is it? I can’t decide. On that ridiculous note I’m outta’ here.  I’m off to take a soak in the tub and worry about what I should do. I hope that YOU are confident in your talents, accepting of your flaws, and brave enough to follow your dreams. I believe in you! XOXO, Nancy

[mrclouddman]

Cough, List of my (Quest/Qftim) ocs. Cause why not.

❥☆Kai Aster Coava,, Anaya Coava,, Noah Coava,, Finsly Coava,, Amelia Coava,, Will Coava .☆. Josh, Jackson, & Jonah. (Triplets, also known as ‘The J brothers’) .☆. Lily Beagle,, Olivia Beagle,, Mr. Beagle .☆. Francis .☆. ’J’ .☆. Asher S. .☆. Veronica .☆. Micheal Beboporeba,, Linda Beboporeba .☆. Evelyn,, Aurora,, Layla .☆. Oliver Bear .☆. Willow Layne,, Forrest Layne,, Ms. Layne .☆. Treyton .☆. Ms. Periwinkle,, Sophia Periwinkle .☆. Dorothy Rosemary,, Donna Jone Rosemary <(AUs)> Elise Autumn Beboporeba,, Melody Coava Beboporeba,, Charlie Honey Beboporeba .☆. Jasper Cosmo Tanner,, Cosmo Jone Tanner .☆. Kamilith Hyde,, Abbigail Hyde,, Addalyn/Cyrilia Hyde .☆. Kinn K. .☆. Annalyn Dish ❥ <{Unused Ocs}> ❣︎☆ Olivia(First design) .☆. Micheal & Linda(First Design) .☆. Felicity .☆. Treyton(First design) .☆. Josh(First design) ☆❣︎

[theautumnaldemon]

Name(s): Autumn (nickname), [REDACTED] (birth name)

Pronouns: she/he/they/it

Star sign: Sagittarius

# of siblings & fun facts about them: one older sister. She’s in college and has a cat named Pirate

# of pets & their names: Thomas, my cat

Fandoms: OHHOHOHOHOH too many to list! But mainly invader zim and TAOCC right now

Favorite color: ourple

Favorite song: Are You Satisfied by MARINA, Honey Im Home by GNP, or the English cover of Abnormality Dancin Girl by MICCHI

Favorite author (of anything readable-- books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!): Aliza Layne

Hobbies: drawing, baking, crafting

Favorite fic type: slow burn, enemies to lovers, or BOTH

Favorite holiday: halloween!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have any partner(s)? (romantic, qpp, anything!): partners in crime, my irl friends

Fun facts about you / anything extra you wanna share! I am goblin

I got bored so here's a little get-to-know-you tag game I think could be fun :3

Name(s)

Pronouns

Star sign

# of siblings & fun facts about them (if you have any)

# of pets & their names

Fandoms

Favorite color

Favorite song

Favorite author (of anything readable-- books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!)

Hobbies

Favorite fic type

Favorite holiday

Do you have any partner(s)? (romantic, qpp, anything!)

Fun facts about you / anything extra you wanna share!

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Name(s): Loki (highly preferred), Elye

Pronouns : they/them mostly, he/she okay too

Star sign: Pisces

# of siblings: I've got 2! An older sister and a younger sibling. The fun fact about them is that they're also both queer; in fact, my mom is too. The only non-queer person in my immediate family is my dad.

# of pets: 4 cats! Phoebe & Frankie are our girls, Lenny and Murray are our boys :3

Fandoms: MCU (kind of), BSD, OFMD, Ranboo (does his fanbase count as a fandom?)

Fav. color: Don't have one

Fav. song: Aurora Borealis by Lemon Demon

Fav. author: Alice Oseman

Hobbies: singing, acting, drawing, writing, procrastinating

Fav. fic type: Fluff, definitely. I am a sucker for well written coffee-shop and flower-shop aus, too. Smut's fine, but only if it's romantic. I can't do angst if there's no comfort.

Fav. Holiday: Hanukkah or Halloween! I love autumn and winter

Partners?: Yes! I have a girlfriend (queerplatonic) who I love very much, and a boyfriend (romantic) who I love very much :]

Fun facts:

- Even though I'm a cat person, I really, really want a dog.

- I actually used to play sports. Because I don't do gendered leagues anymore, I don't play, but I've been looking for mixed/gender-neutral/queer sports teams. Baseball and basketball specifically!

- I started questioning my identity in 2019; I'm no closer to finding a label now than I was then. The difference is, now I don't want a label. I just am. :]

tags: @neonganymede @cha0ticlesbian @x-chiara @exceleo @brinnybee @autistic-katara @gandalfthemorallygrey @ohboyanotherlokiblog @roachandrenfri @ourflagmeanslokius @exceleo @edettethegreat @swiftlyspidey

[mrd-gvf]

🎶✨️when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. Then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)🎶✨️

Thank you💖💖

I’ll try not to post all Greta songs lmao

I’ll post a read more because I want to ramble about each song

1. Bike - Pink Floyd. I am obsessed with early Pink Floyd. Bike is just one of the songs I love from the Syd Barrett era, as well as See Emily Play, Arnold Layne, Flaming and basically the entirety of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. I’ve been listening to Pink Floyd my whole life and I had no idea that this version of them existed. I only just found out a few years ago when I watched a Pink Floyd documentary and they talked about Syd. I found it interesting and also sad but I started to listen to their songs more

2. Supermodel - Maneskin. This is one of their new songs. I’ve became a fan a few years ago. Literally from just looking at them. I haven’t heard their music, they were introduced on the Italian show, Johnny Lombardi, and I liked their outfits so I looked them up and loved their music. That same year they performed at Sanremo then later at Eurovision. It was the first time I watched Eurovision and I was so happy they won. That was so cool to watch.

3. Takin It Back - Mooncity Masters. I first saw these guys on America’s Got Talent. They performed for like three seconds before Simon stopped them which was annoying because I was liking them. I looked them up and became a fan so screw you Simon lol. They’re very very underrated so definitely check them out. Also they’re twins which is cool.

4. Seashore - The Regrettes. I found this song on YouTube during the pandemic. I was listening to a lot of new music, I discovered them around the time I discovered gvf but before them. (Which is why the incident happened that I thought they were girls because I was listening to a lot of girl bands lol) But yeah I really liked this song and I’m going to listen to more of their music because I don’t know that many songs by them.

5. Heartbreaker - Dirty Honey. This band is another new band that I really like. They have really great songs. Heartbreaker is one of my favourites of theirs, idk why but I always get a nostalgia feeling listening to it, maybe because it sound so old school. It would be awesome if they did some shows with gvf and even more awesome if it’s a show in my city (maybe I’m asking too much lol)

[jules-has-notes]

The Sing-Off, s.4 ep.2 — Party Anthems

Some competitors on The Sing-Off have described the filming process as their most grueling summer camp experience ever. The audience might imagine dozens of performers doing nothing but singing and dancing together all day as one long party, but that's the magic of the performing arts. It takes a lot of hard work to make having fun look so effortless.

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Group opener

Most party anthems aren't very complex in terms of music or lyrics, and that's kind of the point. They're intended to be simple, fun, and repetitive so the listener doesn't have to think too hard about structure or meaning. They're meant to inspire dancing, not dissertations. But when your audience is presumably sitting and watching rather than grooving along, it's smart to graft a few different songs together to make things more interesting.

Details:

title: group party anthem medley

original songs / performers: "Let's Get It Started" by the Black Eyed Peas; [0:48] "Die Young" by Kesha; [1:48] "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna

written by: "Let's Get It Started" by William "will.i.am" Adams, Allan "apl.de.ap" Pineda, Jaime "Taboo" Gomez, Terence Yoshiaki, Michael Fratantuno, & George Pajon, Jr.; "Die Young" by Kesha Sebert, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Nathaniel Ruess, & Henry "Cirkut" Walter; "Don't Stop the Music" by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tawanna Dabney, & Michael Jackson

arranged by: The Sing-Off arrangers

air date: 11 December 2013

My favorite bits:

DeeDee's gorgeous solo riff to kick things off

Calle Sol getting to really show off their dance training

the wonderful juxtaposition of Street Corner Renaissance singing "Die Young"

Honey and VJ's duet front and center

and, of course, Honey getting the last word

Trivia:

Tony and Geoff were probably relieved not to be in the first section. They had already sung "Let's Get It Started" plenty of times in the Beetlejuice show at Universal Studios.

On the night this episode aired, VoicePlay were livetweeting from backstage at a gig. Those fellas have stamina.

The ending section of this medley was reworked and expanded to serve as the group closing number for the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

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Theme reveal

Does Layne want chicken strips at the party for his daughters or himself?

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Order of performances

Vocal Rush — "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C&C Music Factory

Home Free — "Life Is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane

VoicePlay — "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry

Street Corner Renaissance — "Do You Love Me" by The Contours

Element — "Raise Your Glass" by P!nk

AcoUstiKats — "Hey Ya" by OutKast

Calle Sol — "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin

Ten — "Hot In Herre" by Nelly

The Filharmonic — "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan

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VoicePlay performance

[Here is another version with the intro package and judges' comments.]

This is VoicePlay doing what they do best on stage — not just singing, but entertaining. From the shiny suits to the intentionally goofy dance moves to the acting, they put on a full performance. Add in the surprise of Honey spitting bars on the second verse, and it's the perfect recipe to impress the audience and the judges.

Details:

title: Play That Funky Music

original performers: Wild Cherry

written by: Rob Parissi

arranged by: VoicePlay

air date: 11 December 2013

My favorite bits:

setting the tone with their Night at the Roxbury vibes

Tony's indignance at Honey walking away and making him stumble

the rhythm section getting to sing a lead duet for the last line of the first chorus

that smooth breakdown section

the harmonies on the descending ♫ "Pla-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay" ♫

Layne's final drum fill and cymbal crash as they all fall down

the other groups in the stage-side boxes giving them wild applause

Trivia:

When they performed this song during the Nashville show on the 2014 Sing-Off tour, Geoff accidentally kicked Earl in the head as they dropped to the stage at the end. (Luckily, he was fine.)

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Judges' choice

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Ultimate sing-off

AcoUstiKats vs. Calle Sol — "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson

Eliminated: Calle Sol

[lgbtqreads]

Hi! I wanted to ask if you had an all-stars list. Like recommendations of best of all time or personal favourites?

That's a great question, and I don't think I do! I feel like it'd be changing all the time. I can tell you a few by genre, if that helps?

Contemporary F/F Romance: Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

Contemporary M/F Romance: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

(My fave contemp M/M Romance was by an author I would definitely never recommend again, and I'm not as well read in it now as I used to be, so I'll just mention my most recent fave, which is You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky)

Women's Fic: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Short Stories: Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin

Historical Romance: The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Historical Mystery: Lavender House by LC Rosen

Historical Thriller: The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

Contemporary Thriller: Temper by Layne Fargo

Adult Fantasy: The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood

YA Fantasy: Black Wings Beating by Alex London (trilogy), The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski (duology), Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

YA Sci-Fi: Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer (series), The Disasters by MK England (standalone)

YA Paranormal: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

YA Magical Realism: Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

YA Psych Thriller: The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

That feels like a long enough list to start with!

[thatmexisaurusrex]

Just Some Queer Books I Love

Just some queer books I love:

Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Once Upon a Princess by Clare Lydon Harper Bliss

The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Powers

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

Perfect Rhythm by Jae

The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristen Lambert

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

Snapdragon by Kat leyh

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Rock and Riot by Chelsey Ferundi

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Colthurst

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

In the Vanisher's Palace by Aliette de Bodard

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

The Night by May Archer

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone

Spell Hacker by M.K. England

This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Court of Lions by Somaiya Doud

A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian

The Afterward by E.K. Johnston

A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell

Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole

The Disasters by M.K. England

Scorpio Hates Virgo by Anyta Sunday

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

Once & Future by A.R. Capetta

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

A Phoenix Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell

Crier's War by Nina Varela

[prettypenaddict]

My fem baby name list

I’ve been up-keeping this list since I was like 14 even though I honestly don’t even know if I want to grow my own womb gremlins. There are so many, though, so I am just going to bold my favorites rather than list them at the bottom.

Farrah June

Nevaeh Dré

Johanna Winry

Willa Tree

Daisy Dove

Xia Marissa

Bailey Brynn (Bailey is super general nuetral in my opinion but still)

Jennivie Faye

Ivy Quinn

Amber Moon

Rose Ally

Briar Day

Emmera Mia

Freya Delia

Lavinia London

Dakota Isla

Santana Aliyah

Lakota Clarke

Aurora Dwyn

Violet Vianne

Bronwyn Elaine

Gwendolyn Kaye

Avery Aya

Zoey Brooke

Saorise Stasia

Willow Brooke

Ravenna Liv

Alaia Louise

Sage Elyse

Savana Fallon

Fallon Adlie

Sawyer Beau

Marlowe Mahoney

Areti Faye

Marin Etta

Zara Belle

Mircella Adya

Arya Amora

Yveta Bryn

Amaia Ryn

Amelia Elliotte

Andreia Livia

Maialen Madeaux

Lleu Luna

Tallulah Rue

Scarlett Star

September Elise

Poppy Addison

Jamie Jane

Navarra Elivia

Belladonna Bowie

Tully Thalia

Elisifetta Ever

Massey Maddox

Jamison Maccoy

Amorette Aliyah

Holly Adya

Odylyne Rune

Florence ZIna

Ariadne Naomi

Carys Camilla

Ashlynx Lexanne

Karlyn Antoinette

Laverne Rianne

Adlie Eden

Aspen Esme

Shae Haven

Liza Vanna

Miranda McKenna

Nymeria Ayda

Andromeda Amora

Artemis Antoinette

Calliope Clara

Calypso Kylie

Cassiopea Moira

Danae Juliette

Daphne Yvaine

Koré Hadley

Merle Yvaine

Delphine Phillipa

Minerva Marrie

Matilda McKenna

Meridan Moira

Ingrid Willow

Elaine Ari or Elayne Ari

Anneliese Carolanne

Jericho Joanne

Eilonwy Marri

Amity Emlyn

Blythe Bailey

Sheridan Joanne

Evelaine Eden

Darcy Dell

Lacey Lou

Airrion Elaine

Paislie Anna

Maeve Hiraeth

Hiraeth Elli

Emberlyn Lorena

Adria Lauren

Lovelyn Eden

Marnie Marrin

Mavis Arlene

Eloise Danae

Elodie Evelaine

Hayden Eden

Arianna Fallon

Ariane Deidre

Winona Lori

Eleven Jane

Huntress Adra

Elowen Aurora

Collins Elaine

Elizabella Emalyn

Reverie Lark

Seraphina Sage

Evangeline Yvaine

Farlee Layne

Kollyn Claye

Nellie Blake

Sadie Jane

Yvaine Carys

Marceline Moxie

Loveli Elise

Honey Layne

Aundria Quinn

Whitney Dwyn

Trillian Adya

Jovie Layne

Summer Beau

So many names . . .

[oliver-sereno]

“Yeah, each to their own right?” Ollie smiled, looking up at Roman for just a moment before back down at his daughter. The question made Ollie want to giggle a little but of course he didn’t, not wanting to make Roman feel silly for not fully understanding. Why would he after all? Vegetarianism just wasn’t something he was familiar with. “Yeah, so vegetarians eat animal products but just no meat. So eggs, cheese, milk, honey - that kind of thing. Vegans are strictly plant-based, so no animal products. I’m probably closer to vegan than vegetarian, but I’m not too strict so I prefer to just say vegetarian,” he explained with a small shrug.

“Your family are lucky to have you,” Ollie murmured, reached out tentatively to give Roman’s shoulder a light squeeze. He couldn’t imagine his own father being so willing to help - despite all Roman’s flaws, it was clear just how much he loved his kids. “Corey… Layne’s mentioned that name before but I don’t think I’ve met him before. How does your family know him?”

Truth be told, Roman still did not get it.  However, he was not going to be rude to his future son-in-law about his eating habits when they were clearly more healthy than his own.  “I guess if that is what you prefer,” he responded with a shrug.  It would be hard to cook for Oliver, if he was ever presented the opportunity.  After all, he was a werewolf and a mostly meat diet was what was best for him…although he tended to be a heavy meat and potato guy before his transformation too.

Roman nodded, “yeah.  Makes sense.  Do you um, eat eggs and cheese?”  He never really fully comprehends the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan.  The man knew there were similarities, but that was about it.  “Of course, I would do anything to help my family.”  In a sense his sentiment was true, he would do a lot.  However, the one thing he needed to do he simply felt he was unable to do.  “No, not yet.  But plan to own my property soon with the help of Corey.”